UGMS_Evidence of Evolution_Quiz

In which type of rock are fossils most commonly found?

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• igneous

• granite

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Evidence that life on Earth has changed over time is buried within the Earth. What is this evidence?

• embryology

• fossils

• sedimentary rock

• magma

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

When a hole left by a decaying organism is filled in with minerals that harden, it becomes

• a mold fossil.

• a cast fossil.

• an ice fossil.

• an amber fossil.

The fossils found in the bottom layers of sedimentary rock are probably

• older than the fossils found in the top layer of sedimentary rock because the bottom layers of rock formed, from heat and pressure, before the top layers.

• younger than the fossils found in the top layer of sedimentary rock because the top layers have had less exposure to weathering.

• older than the fossils found in the top layer of sedimentary rock because the bottoms layers of rock folded over the top layers of rock overtime.

• younger than the fossils found in the top layer of sedimentary rock because more organic matter can be found in the bottom layers of rock overtime.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

How does the fossil record best support the theory of evolution?

• It shows geographic changes over time.

• It shows behavioral changes over time.

• It shows population changes over time.

• It shows structural changes over time.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

How should the fossils in the sediment layers of Earth appear if species have evolved over time?

• All of the layers should contain fossils of simple organisms.

• All of the layers should contain fossils of complex organisms.

• The lower layers should contain fossils of more-complex organisms.

• The upper layers should contain fossils of more-complex organisms.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1